Victory! Factory Farm Protection Act Dropped from Farm Bill!

Thanks to the work of hundreds of organizations and hundreds of thousands of activists, the Factory Farm Protection Act, also known as the King Amendment—an attempt by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) to wipe out hundreds of state laws designed
to protect food and agriculture standards—has been dethroned. The
amendment did not survive the final version of the Farm Bill, which
passed the House last week and is expected to pass the Senate and be signed by the President this week.

It’s a huge victory. For animal welfare. For states’ rights. For every group and individual who fought for its defeat.

A proposed amendment to the $1 trillion federal farm bill is of concern to both states’ rights and humane farming advocates as Congress looks to finalize the bill passed in the House earlier this year. The Protect Interstate Commerce Act, introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), would amend the farm bill by limiting states’ power to supervise…Read More